smallest

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ADP said U.S. businesses added 98,000 new jobs in June, to mark the smallest increase in three months.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Like many, she also complained that a string of tax hikes and changes -- raising VAT and removing a simplified low-rate system for the smallest firms -- had made the situation even worse.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

The Agriculture Department reported earlier this year that the U.S. cattle herd was the smallest since 1951 at 86.2 million head.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

“Like I don’t even know, the smallest stuff just gets me excited.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

If they set their two smallest sails, they could crawl up into the wind, away from the shore.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong